Successful Application under Horizon 2020

Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU) at Freie Universität Berlin coordinates European research network WinWind to promote acceptance of wind energy. No 216/2017 from Aug 14, 2017 Freie Universität's Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU) along with eleven partner organizations from Germany, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Poland, and Spain won the contract for a research project within the framework of the European Union's Horizon 2020 program. The partner organizations include research facilities, national energy agencies, renewable energy organizations, and consulting companies. The goal of WinWind is to examine and strengthen social acceptance in regions with comparatively weak expansion of wind power plants. As part of the project, scientists analyze regional and local socioeconomic, spatial, and ecological characteristics as well as the reasons for the slow market use of wind energy in the selected regions. In concrete terms, stakeholder dialogues are organized that examine social acceptance and acceptance measures and develop policy recommendations. Together with partners from the wind industry, the scientists are looking for practical solutions.